Category Archives: PowerShell

Remove Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) from a WS2012 R2 with PowerShell.

Posted on August 12, 2017 by jbernec

I decided to tear down my Azure Lab IaaS and ASR infrastructure and rebuild it. The process involves removing the ASR configurations, Recovery Vaults, S2S VPNs, VNets and Azure VM running as a Azure based Domain controller for resilience with … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Azure, Azure Site Recovery, Azure VPN, DCPromo, Domain Controller, FSMO, Microsoft Hyper-v, PowerShell, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bulk Updating On-Premise Active Directory Users’ Attributes for Office 365 Batch Migration Using PowerShell.

Posted on March 21, 2016 by jbernec

In this environment, the on premise Active Directory DNS name is different from the email address public DNS name. An alternate UPN Suffix that matches the public email address DNS name has already been configured for the on premise AD … Continue reading →

Posted in Batch Migration, Exchange 2010 SP2, Exchange Online, Office 365, Onboarding, PowerShell, Windows Azure PowerShell | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Moving a Hyper-V Virtual Machine Storage to a Cluster Volume using PowerShell.

Posted on March 16, 2016 by jbernec

I have a Virtual Machine ADS00 running a guest OS WS 2012 R2 .It’s vhdx file is located on a Failover Cluster node physical server running Hyper-V Core 2012 R2. As the services offered and requirements for this VM continued … Continue reading →

Posted in Failover Cluster, Failover Cluster Manager, Generation 2 Virtual Machines, Hyper-v 2012 R2, Hyper-v Manager, Hypervisor Replication, Microsoft Hyper-v, Migration, PowerShell, Powershell 4.0, VHDX, Virtual Machines, VM Replica, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Configuring Coexistence between Legacy On Premise Public Folders and Office 365 Hybrid Configuration.

Posted on March 11, 2016 by jbernec

I’ve completed configuring Office 365 Hybrid Configuration with an on premise Exchange 2010 SP3 deployment. I’m in the process of migrating users’ mailboxes to Office 365 cloud in batches. At the same time, I’ve been doing some research and testing … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchange Management Roles, Exchange Management Shell, Microsoft Exchange, Migration, Office 365, PowerShell, Powershell 4.0 | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

PowerShell Script to Bulk Update UPN (UserPrincipalName) Suffix in a Single Non-Routable Domain.

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jbernec

As part of the Office 365 Configuration and migration project, we’ve had to define and create an alternate upn (UserPrincipalName) suffix for an internal Active Directory domain that is not publicly routable. Updating the upn for every user in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory Domain Services, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Script, Scripts, Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Create a UPN Suffix using PowerShell for Office 365 Migration.

Posted on November 18, 2015 by jbernec

In preparation for Office 365 migration, we had to match the current on premise users’ logon name (UserPrincipalName) with their email addresses to eliminate any user confusion and ease the outlook authentication process .As an example, The on premise logon … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Windows PowerShell, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0 | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Raising Active Directory Forest and Domain Functional Levels Using PowerShell.

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jbernec

As part of the infrastructure clean up and upgrade plans, we have decided to raise the DFL and FFL of our domain to take advantage of new Windows Server features. The first step in the process is making sure all … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Replication, AD Forest, Domain Controller, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Simple PowerShell Script displays Total and Available Memory .

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jbernec

This script is an update to a previous post. In addition to displaying total and available disk space, it will also show the available memory at any given time for a server within a domain infrastructure. It has come in … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory Domain Services, AD Forest, Hyper-v, Hyper-v 2012 R2, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Script, Scripts, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Configuring AD Group Filtering with Microsoft Azure AD Connect Tool.

Posted on August 12, 2015 by jbernec

Microsoft has finally introduced Active Directory group filtering with the release of Azure AD Connect. The one tool to replace AADSync and include ADFS functionality.In this post, I will outline my steps for setting up AAD Connect with Single sign-on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure AD Sync, Azure Windows PowerShell, Directory Synchronization, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0, Windows Server 2012 R2 | Tagged | 1 Comment

Generate Office 365 User License Report with PowerShell.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by jbernec

As we continue expanding our Office 365 deployment from OfficeProPlus to include Exchange Online and Archiving, it’s become increasingly necessary to reconcile and report on current AD Synced and cloud users with their specific subscription and licenses quickly and efficiently. … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure Windows PowerShell, Office 365, PowerShell, PowerShell 3.0, Powershell 4.0 | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment